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Victor Adolphe Malte-Brun

Victor Adolphe Malte-Brun is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Victor Adolphe Malte-Brun rather than just read about it. In short: Victor Adolphe Malte-Brun (25 November 1816 – 13 July 1889) was a French geographer and cartographer. Biography He was born in Paris, France, the son of Conrad Malte-Brun, another geographer of Danish origin, and founder of the Société de Géographie.

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Reference excerpt

Victor Adolphe Malte-Brun (25 November 1816 – 13 July 1889) was a French geographer and cartographer.

Biography He was born in Paris, France, the son of Conrad Malte-Brun, another geographer of Danish origin, and founder of the Société de Géographie. After having been a professor of history in several colleges, he devoted himself especially to geographical studies. In 1851, Victor Adolphe Malte-Brun became a member of the Société de Géographie, and quickly rose to be its secretary-general. He was also the principal editor of the Nouvelles Annales des Voyage. He died in Marcoussis in the Essonne département and is buried in the Cimetière du Montparnasse in Paris.

Legacy His name was given to the street in Marcoussis where he once lived. Mount Malte-Brun in New Zealand's Southern Alps was named, by Sir Julius von Haast, after him.

Partial bibliography Jeunes voyageurs en France (1840) Destinée de Sir John Franklin dévoilée (1860) Nouvelles acquisitions des Russes dans l'Asie orientale (1861) Les États-Unis et le Mexique (1862) Coup d'œil sur le Yucatan (1864) Sonora et ses mines (1864) Canal interocéanique du Darien (1865) Histoire de Marcoussis (History of Marcoussis) (1867) Histoire géographique et statistique de l'Allemagne (4to, 1866-'8) La France illustrée (Illustrated France, volumes I and V, 1882) He also published a revised edition of his father's geography (8 vols., 1852–55).

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Victor Adolphe Malte-Brun

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Victor Adolphe Malte-Brun ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Victor Adolphe Malte-Brun

In research: Victor Adolphe Malte-Brun appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Victor Adolphe Malte-Brun in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Victor Adolphe Malte-Brun is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1816 births, 1889 deaths, 19th-century French cartographers, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Victor Adolphe Malte-Brun outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Victor Adolphe Malte-Brun in simple terms?

Victor Adolphe Malte-Brun (25 November 1816 – 13 July 1889) was a French geographer and cartographer. Biography He was born in Paris, France, the son of Conrad Malte-Brun, another geographer of Danish origin, and founder of the Société de Géographie.

Why does Victor Adolphe Malte-Brun matter?

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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